US House Passes Massive Aid Packages For Ukraine, Israel And Taiwan

The US House of Representatives passed the first in a series of bills in a $95 billion package, that provides $60.84 billion to address the conflict in Ukraine, $26 billion for Israel, and $8.12 billion for the Indo-Pacific.

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Saturday passed the first in a series of bills in a $95 billion legislative package providing security assistance to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan, over bitter objections from party hardliners.

More than two months have passed since the Democratic-majority Senate passed a similar measure and U.S. leaders from Democratic President Joe Biden to top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell have been urging embattled House Speaker Mike Johnson to bring it up for a vote.

Johnson this week chose to ignore ouster threats by hardline members of his fractious 218-213 majority and push forward the measure that includes some $60.84 billion for Ukraine as it struggles to fight off a two-year Russian invasion.